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Hothouse kids

the dilemma of the gifted child

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An edition of Hothouse kids (2006)

Hothouse kids

the dilemma of the gifted child

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While studies show that children who are superior learners benefit from enriched early education, the intensely competitive lives of America's gifted and talented kids do have risks. The pressure can have long-term effects in adult life, from debilitating perfectionism to performance anxiety and lifelong feelings of failure. Author Quart traveled the country to research the many ways in which the current craze to "produce" gifted kids and prodigies has gone too far. She takes a hard look at the claims about educational toys and baby sign language, elite IQ testing and kid competitions, uncovering the dangers of such heated pressure to excel so early in life. Surveying expert assessments of the necessary role of unstructured play in child development, she warns about the disappearance of recess and the pitfalls of overstuffed schedules. She also profiles the growing divide in opportunities for wealthy kids versus those from middle and lower income families.--From publisher description.

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Penguin Press
Language
English
Pages
260

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Hothouse Kids
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
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Hothouse Kids: How the Pressure to Succeed Threatens Childhood
July 31, 2007, Penguin (Non-Classics), Penguin Group
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Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the Gifted Child
August 17, 2006, Penguin Press HC, The
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Hothouse Kids
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Table of Contents

The Icarus effect
The baby genius edutainment complex : the new smart baby products
The educated infant : classes for an improved childhood
Child's play or child labor? : preprofessional kids
Gifted and left behind : enrichment in the public schools
Gurus of giftedness : intelligence testing and talent by other measures
Extreme parenting : mothers and fathers as the ultimate instructors
Youth competitors : youth contests for good and for ill
Children of God : the teen preaching tournaments
The prodigy hunters : math whiz kids become Wall Street recruits
Rethinking giftedness : against perfection.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-248) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.9/089
Library of Congress
HQ773.5 .Q83 2006, HQ773.5Q83 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
260 p. ;
Number of pages
260

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24947257M
ISBN 10
1594200955
ISBN 13
9781594200953
LCCN
2006043771
OCLC/WorldCat
65341252
Amazon ID (ASIN)

Work Description

A devastating indictment of the ?gifted child? mythThe effort to produce ?gifted? children through an exhausting regimen of early (and ever-earlier) training has grown into a troubling national phenomenon. With less free playtime and overwhelming pressure to achieve, the kids are the ones who suffer. Investigative journalist Alissa Quart knows the terrain firsthand, having herself negotiated the gifted-child label. With phenomenal research and sharp insight, she takes a damning look at the industry that profits from marketing educational products to enhance giftedness and questions the correlation between rigorous early enrichment and higher achievement. A thoughtful, sometimes critical look at the excessive ambition foisted upon children, Hothouse Kids is essential reading for parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about education.

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